Girls' name · since 1989
Dezire
Dezire has 962 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,604 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dezire currently ranks #4604 among girls' names in America, with 962 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Dezire recorded 962 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #4604 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,604 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 962 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezire ranks #7,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,604 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 962 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,604 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dezire's 962 recorded births place it above 89.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Dezire compares
962 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dezire's all-time total is 156% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dezire | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 962 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dezire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dezire's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dezire popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dezire popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 2022 (Dezire as boys' name)
Dezire by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (349 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Dezire's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dezire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
349 births
- 2010s
2010s
341 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 349 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dezire compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dezire's total volume
Dezire by state
Where Dezire concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 29 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 27 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
29 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Dezire's data
- Dezire's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (349 total births) through the 2020s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Dezires (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dezire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dezire draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.